(19)
(11) EP 1 103 121 A1

(12)

(43) Date of publication:
30.05.2001 Bulletin 2001/22

(21) Application number: 99945014.1

(22) Date of filing: 04.08.1999
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7H04L 12/56, H04L 29/06, H04M 3/56, H04N 7/15
(86) International application number:
PCT/US9917/588
(87) International publication number:
WO 0008/812 (17.02.2000 Gazette 2000/07)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE

(30) Priority: 04.08.1998 US 95288 P
20.10.1998 US 104878 P

(71) Applicant: AT&T Corp.
New York, NY 10013-2412 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • KALMANEK, Charles, Robert, Jr.
    Short Hills, NJ (US)
  • MARSHALL, William, Todd
    Chatham, NJ 07928 (US)
  • MISHRA, Partho, Pratim
    Summit, NJ 07901 (US)
  • NORTZ, Douglas, M.
    Red Bank, NJ 07922 (US)
  • RAMAKRISHNAN, Kadangode, K.
    Berkeley Heights, NJ 07922 (US)

(74) Representative: Suckling, Andrew Michael et al
Marks & Clerk,Nash Court,Oxford Business Park South
Oxford OX4 2RU
Oxford OX4 2RU (GB)

   


(54) A METHOD FOR ALLOCATING NETWORK RESOURCES